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| But keep looking! If I do get a popup it is only for off-road use and therefore must be small. If only 4Wheel had a real toilet I'd say it must be that brand. Phoenix makes one not much bigger with a toilet but who ever sees those around. I mean, is there anyone in this state who owns a Phoenix and doesn't drive a maroon truck and live in an old house? | |
| Where is everyone lately? This place is too quiet. | |
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Yes, you can hear an echo in the emptiness. Either it's the end of the season, and no one is thinking about campers, or it's post-World Trade Center Stress Syndrome. Mike L |
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We are thinking about heading North again next summer. Catch the Dempster Highway outside Dawson City and take it up to Inuvik. Midnight sun, 24 hour sun, empty, empty spaces. Anyone interested? We don't mind traveling alone, but some folks would rather have company on a stretch of road like the Dempster. Mike L |
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Back to the Valley of Death? Up Warm Springs Canyon to see Striped Butte. Then out to the Racetrack, over Hunter Mountain and up the Saline Valley. Of course, we would have to stop in Bishop and get some Sheepherder's Bread at Eric Schatt's Bakery. Good stuff, but hard to compare to a Maid-Rite. It must rank below Maid-Rites on my list of good things to eat. The more I get out and travel, the less I want to come back and work. This weekend, up to the Dardenells with the BMW M/C club. Mike L |
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The local drought caused the Army Corps of Engineers to release water from the Ball Mountain Reservoir in Vermont for only one day this year instead of the usual two. We spent two nights at the Winhall Brook Army Corps campground and had two great runs on the West River on Saturday. Our slide-in was the source of hot water and cookstove for those in a tent and we parked alongside friends who arrived in a Road Trek. Our Sunlight Condor has a roof rack that will hold two canoes side by side but the lift mechanism is not strong enough to raise even one canoe plus the roof. We have an eight foot ladder carried in a rack attached to the jack brackets. We move the ladder to where it is needed after putting the bows of the canoes up on top. We then finish loading them and tying them down from the ladder. The exercise provided by putting the canoes up and down with every roof raise keeps us fit and out of trouble. Having a rack that easily holds two canoes helps when arranging the shuttle from the end of the trip back to where another vehicle has been left. Early Sunday morning a couple asked if they could fill their water tank at our faucet since they did not wish to use the single faucet at the dump station. They were from Germany and in a motor home on a Mercedes chassis. It had been shipped from Germany to Baltimore and they were on their way back to load it on a freighter in Baltimore after an 11 month trip in the U.S. This was a beautifully made rig. 22 feet long, front engine turbo diesel, dual rear wheels, bus type front end. The large bed was raised in cabover style but was at the rear of the body over a large compartment accessed by a door from the side so that a motorcycle or bicycles could be easily loaded. The interior was of high quality with a separate shower stall, nice kitchen. No vinyl covered particle board, all solid wood with fine cabinets. It was clear that the intent of the design was to create a comfortable means of travel rather than a living room on wheels. The 4 seats looked like Recaro's. I would guess 7 to 7.5 feet wide, a fair rear overhang, and not the rig for a rough gravel road in the mountains. Of course if you have a motorcycle aboard......Also it must have cost a bundle! So for now I'm happy with our old Sunlight, especially since this is the second trip we have taken since repairing the leak in the black water tank and it seems to be holding. I recommend Winhall Brook, Jamaica, Vt. to those who may be in the area. It is a first class campground. |
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I just ordered a 2002 F350 with a camper package. When I ordered it edmunds and kelly blue book said when ordering the camper package you got a trip computer but now I cant find any info on it. Does anyone know what I am talking about? I figure this is the place for this type of question. Any info will be appreciated. Bob |
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How long would that trip up north be? 2 months? More? Death Valley sounds tempting. I won't do it again with the big camper though. Plus I want to get a dog during that break. Hmm. I'll think about it. Off to Little Basin this weekend. It's a company owned campground in the Redwoods. Way developed but nice, and free. |
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| Sounds like a good trip. Kind of a pain to lift the canoes every time though. I'm tring to think of an external jack/support system that would help but I can't come up with anything. I guess you just don't run back there for a quick Coke do you? | |
| I've never heard of one being linked to a camper prep option. Usually these are just part of the top trim line of a car, and now truck I guess. They require so many sensors, wiring support, etc that I'd be surprised to see one added for such a low volume option. | |
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